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God Must Hate me

Dawn's sobs reduced to small sniffles, but she still clung to Spike like she was afraid he might disappear, and leave them all alone...Again. Spike still held her tight, knowing just how it felt to see someone come back from the dead.

He knew the surprise, and the disbelief. The feeling of relief and grief, that sweeps through your body like a torrent of water. To feel your tears run down your face, burning your flesh like Greek fire.

The feeling that you must hold them, because if you let go, they might disappear again, and then your already fragile heart would break again. Break so hard, you could here it shatter. 'And people said I was a bad poet,' He thought.

Dawn's sniffles stopped slowly, she pulled back from him, her eyes puffy and red. "I missed you so much," She sniffed, "I wanted to cry all the time, but if I cried, that would mean I finally let you go.

And I couldn't do that." She said with a watery smile. "I missed you too Bit," Spike said with a soft smile. Dawn hugged him tightly once more, then wiped at her eyes. "Oh, hi Angel," She said, noticing him for the first time.

"Hi Dawn," He said hurriedly, "When will Buffy be back?" "Oh you're real polite," She huffed, "How should I know, it's Buffy's date, but really, that guy bugs me so much, he acts like you Angel." "What's that supposed to mean?"

Angel asked, sounding just like a teenager himself. "It means he's broody, won't let you drive his cars, and can't dance," Supplied Spike. Angel glared at the younger vampire. "No," Giggled Dawn, "Well...Kinda,"

Angel turned his glare to her, which made her giggle more. "But more like, he just ignores me, and treats me like I'm two," She said, her giggles stopped now. "I think she was way better off with you Spike," She said calmly.

"I can't believe you two broke up after the soul," She stared at Spike intently. Spike looked nervously around the room, looking everywhere but at Dawn. "Oh my God, you weren't together again?" "Um, no..."

Spike had decided on the floor as his focus point. "But she knows you're back right, she just didn't want to tell me for some reason right?" Dawn said, the happiness fading from her voice. "Well, um, no, not, not um really..." Spike stuttered.

"Ok mister," Dawn said in her no questions voice, "I want the full story, down to every last disturbing detail." Spike knew he didn't have to tell her, he was a master vampire for Gods sake;

he did not need to fallow the whims of a 17 year old girl! Then he made one fatal mistake, he looked at her again. "Ah, not the puppy eyes!" He deflated, "Fine you win," Dawn squealed and clapped her hands, scooting over on the couch to make room for him.

Spike slowly made his way over "Works every bloody time, how the hell do they do that?" He murmured. Andrew and Angel found seating for themselves, know this would take awhile.

By the end, Dawn's eyes where huge "Whoa..." Was all she could get out. "Yeah, well..." Spike said. "Wait the demon head thingy, you have it right?" Dawn asked.

Angel quickly stood up "Shit!" He said, "I gotta' run, Spike you can handle this right? That's great, bye!" He grabbed his coat and ran out the door. "Umm, ok," Said Dawn, "Guess not...So, Buffy really doesn't know you're here...I have'ta call her!" Dawn jumped up and ran to the phone.

"No Dawn," Spike got up and blocked her path, "You can't..." "Why?" She asked. "Because," He started, then realized he didn't really have a reason. "Exactly!" She said, pushing past him to the phone,

"Dawn, don't!" Spike said again. Andrew just sat and watched them wrestle for control of the phone. Dawn won the power struggle and was just about to hit the speed dial, when the door swung open.

Buffy and the Immortal stood in the doorway, observing the scene. Then Buffy broke the silence, "What the hell!"